I used this in front of my french doors and my front entry door. There are no real guidelines on how to do this, so I kind of winged it. The end product looks fine from a distance, but you get close to and you can see the gaps it created. Part of this was my fault as I am not a professional.Be really careful when you snap the end cap on to the metal, it caused the whole thing to bow and there was nothing I could do to stop it. Also, once you snap it on, there is no undoing it so make sure you measured 4 times and have it where you want it.All in all it looks good and being this is the only thing out there you kind of have to use it.

I have 7 steps that are less than 4ft wide each. Can this be cut and 2 pieces used per step or is that not recommended? Other than the visual aspect, would there be any structural/performance issues with cutting into 2 pieces per step?